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1. (n.) plover
any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae, of worldwide distribution, having a thick neck, compact body, and a pigeonlike beak.
2. plover
any of various similar shorebirds.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < AF; OF plovier < VL *pluviārius. See pluvial , -er2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) plover
any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
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1. (noun) plover
any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridae, and especially those belonging to the subfamily Charadrinsae. They are prized as game birds
2. (noun) plover
any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover (Dromas ardeola); the American upland, plover (Bartramia longicauda); and other species of sandpipers
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